1851-1920
Eliza E. Hewitt (1851-1920)

June 28, 1851, Phil­a­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia.

Ap­ril 24, 1920, Phil­a­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia.

Wood­lands Cem­e­te­ry, Phil­a­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia.

Li­die H. Ed­munds.

Eliza E. Hewitt (1851-1920)

After grad­u­a­tion from school, Eli­za be­gan teach­ing. How­ev­er, her ca­reer was cut short by a ser­i­ous spin­al prob­lem. She par­tial­ly re­cov­ered, but was an in­val­id most of her life. She then turned to hymn writ­ing, which ran in the fam­i­ly—her cou­sin was hymn­ist Ed­gar Stites.

Eliza lived all her life in in Phil­a­del­phia, where she was Sun­day School sup­er­in­tend­ent at the North­ern Home for Friend­less Child­ren, and lat­er at the Cal­vin Pres­by­ter­i­an Church. She was al­so a reg­u­lar con­trib­u­tor to Sun­day-school Helps.

Eliza wrote this trib­ute to Fan­ny Crosby in 1905:

The friends are forming a garland,
Fragrant and lovely and sweet,
The roses and lilacs of friendship,
To lay at our loved one’s feet.

And while the fair chaplet they’re twining,
May I bring a little flower,
A forget-me-not, meek and lowly;
To add to the joys of the hour?

This love-wreath is for our dear Fanny,
Whose heart is so young and so true,
No wonder her songs, freely gushing,
Are as fresh as the morning dew!

They sparkle with Spring’s happy sunshine,
They ripple like streams of delight,
They flow from the rocks of the mountain,
They touch us with love’s tender might.

Because she sings of her Sav­iour,
And His spirit tunes her lyre,
Her work shall go on forever,
And she has been called up higher.

So we’ll gather round our Fanny,
With smiles and greetings sincere;
May she have just the sweetest birthday
She has had for many a year.

Then we’ll all be happy with her,
And thank the dear Lord above,
For sending us one of His angels
To sing to us of His love.

O friend beloved, with joy again
We hail thy natal day,
Which brings you one year nearer home,
Rejoicing on the way.

How fast the years are rolling on—
We cannot stay their flight;
The summer sun is going down,
And soon will come the night.

But you, dear friend, need fear no ill,
Your path shines bright and clear;
You know the Way, the Truth, the Life,
To you He’s ever near.

And when you pass from time away
To meet your Lord and King,
In heaven you’ll meet ten thousand souls,
That you have taught to sing.

A few more years to sing the song
Of our Redeemer’s love;
Then by His grace both you and I
Shall sing His praise above.

  1. All for Christ
  2. All in the Si­lent Night
  3. All over the World
  4. Beautiful Robes
  5. Beautiful Star
  6. Beautiful Words of Je­sus
  7. Beneath His Shel­ter­ing Wings
  8. Beyond the Blue
  9. Blessèd Old Sto­ry of Love
  10. Blessing in Prayer, A
  11. Brighter Are the Sun­beams
  12. By Grace I Will
  13. Calvary’s Stream Is Flow­ing
  14. Carry the Light
  15. Children of the King­dom
  16. Come, for All Things Are Rea­dy!
  17. Come un­to Me
  18. Day of Life and Joy!
  19. Easter Vi­sits Earth Again
  20. Everlasting Hymn, The
  21. Father All Ho­ly
  22. For God So Loved the World
  23. Give Me Thy Heart
  24. Go and Tell Others the Sto­ry
  25. Go, Stu­dy the Bi­ble
  26. Good News
  27. Happy Crown­ing Day, The
  28. Happy Words of Cheer
  29. He Is Knock­ing
  30. He Set the Joy-Bells Ring­ing
  31. He That Win­neth Souls
  32. Helpers Are Need­ed
  33. Him That Com­eth un­to Me
  34. His Word Was with Pow­er
  35. I Love Je­sus
  36. I Shall Be No Strang­er There
  37. I Would Be True to Christ My Lord
  38. In a Lit­tle While We’re Go­ing Home
  39. Into the Depths of the Sea
  40. Jesus Has Lift­ed the Load
  41. Keep the Joy-Bells Ring­ing
  42. Just a Lit­tle Sun­shine
  43. Let the Joy Over­flow
  44. Listen to the Bless­èd In­vi­ta­tion
  45. Message from the King, A
  46. Mine, Still Mine
  47. More About Je­sus
  48. Move For­ward
  49. My Faith Has Found a Rest­ing Place
  50. Not a Mount­ain Stream­let
  51. Now un­to the King Eter­nal
  52. O Sing His Praise
  53. Oh, for a Heart Whit­er Than Snow
  54. Once My Way Was Dark and Drea­ry
  55. Peaceful the Won­drous Night
  56. Precious Friend, The
  57. Rainbow on the Cloud, A
  58. Redeeming Love
  59. Room for You
  60. Safe in the Shep­herd’s Care
  61. Saved from the Wreck
  62. Seek Ye First
  63. Since He Came in­to My Heart
  64. Since I Found My Sav­ior
  65. Since the Full­ness of His Love Came In
  66. Sing Away the Sha­dows
  67. Singing I Go
  68. Somebody Else Needs a Bless­ing
  69. Sometime
  70. Speak for Je­sus
  71. Spirit Calls, The
  72. Star of Beau­ty
  73. Stepping in the Light
  74. Sunshine in My Soul
  75. Take Wings to Thy Soul
  76. Tell the Whole Wide World
  77. That Grand Word, Who­so­e­ver
  78. There’s a Glit­ter­ing Crown
  79. There’s an Hour Which No Man Know­eth
  80. They Know My Voice
  81. Things Worth While
  82. This Same Je­sus
  83. Through His Grace
  84. Trusting On
  85. Turn a New Leaf for Me
  86. Under the Blood
  87. Very Friend I Need, The
  88. Very Same Je­sus, The
  89. Victory in Je­sus
  90. What a Sav­ior Is Mine!
  91. When Je­sus Speaks
  92. When We All Get to Hea­ven
  93. Where His Voice Is Guid­ing
  94. Who Will Fol­low Je­sus?
  95. Will There Be Any Stars?
  96. Win the World for Christ
  97. Winning Souls for Je­sus
  98. Wonderful Mer­cy © 1928
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